Aaron Mencher Aaron Mencher Aaron Mencher writes “sophisticated and compelling” (Boston New Music Initiative) contemporary classical music, film scores, and incidental music. He recently won the Sinquefield Composition Prize, and was commissioned to write a new work for the University of Missouri Wind Ensemble. Additionally, he has received recognition from organizations such as The American Modern Ensemble, The Boston New Music Initiative, NAfME, the European-American Musical Alliance, the American Prize, and the Third Millennium Ensemble. He has worked with a variety of ensembles including the St. Louis Symphony, Deviant Septet, Third Coast Percussion, International Counterpoint, the All-National Concert Band, Drax, clarinetist Wesley Warnhoff, cellists Bjorn Ranheim and Dave Eggar, and many others. Currently, he is working on a clarinet concerto for clarinetist Wesley Warnhoff and the University of Missouri Philharmonic. In addition, he has worked on a variety of dramatic projects. Aaron scored a recent documentary directed by Katie Schnell, and the short film Maggephah directed by Atlanta-based filmmaker Brad McGaughey. Previously, he worked at the Dancing Goat Theater as the composer and sound designer for many shows including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anne of Green Gables, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest. Aaron attends the University of Missouri, and has studied with Carolina Heredia, Phillip Sink, Stefan Freund, and William Lackey. Aaron Mencher’s tracks Winter Trees by Aaron Mencher published on 2018/08/15 19:56:40 +0000 On Getting A Card by Aaron Mencher published on 2018/08/15 19:56:37 +0000 Checkerboard by Aaron Mencher published on 2018/05/22 05:23:41 +0000 Antrios (excerpt) by Aaron Mencher published on 2018/05/16 03:38:17 +0000 to patch up fragments of a dream by Aaron Mencher published on 2018/05/11 20:00:38 +0000 Gravity by Aaron Mencher published on 2018/04/20 23:58:10 +0000 Broken Garage Band by Aaron Mencher published on 2017/11/08 16:51:22 +0000 Looking In by Aaron Mencher published on 2017/11/03 22:38:24 +0000 Looking Out by Aaron Mencher published on 2017/11/03 22:28:13 +0000 Old Gone Sounds by Aaron Mencher published on 2017/08/07 04:19:43 +0000
